Davy Fitzgerald has no problem admitting that he had to exhaust every possible avenue to get Austin Gleeson to hurl for Waterford in 2022. The Déise manager says that, initially, when he first took on the Waterford job, he could see the signs that Gleeson was lagging. Fitzgerald recalls one of the first team-meeting of […]

2 years ago

Ken McGrath laid out the cold, hard facts on Monday evening and for Waterford hurling people, they make for painful listening. But the truth hurts and sometimes, reality is the only wake-up call for a sleeping giant. Waterford have won one of their last sixteen Munster senior hurling championship games. They have now lost six […]

3 years ago

Oisin McConville texted Liam Cahill recently to ask about Austin Gleeson. Gleeson was due to appear on the BBC’s GAA Social podcast so McConville went looking for some background information. And while it might surprise some, it might not surprise others, Cahill’s response was emphatic. It was a huge compliment to Austin Gleeson because what […]

3 years ago

Mount Sion recorded another big win in the Waterford championship, destroying Lismore to qualify for the county semi-finals, but Austin Gleeson isn’t getting carried away. In fairness, with Ballygunner still in the hunt, why would he? The All-Ireland club champions have been untouchable within the county over the last decade – if they win this […]

3 years ago

When he’s good, there are few better. Every so often Austin Gleeson takes it upon himself to remind us of how good he is. Moments of magic seem to come naturally to the Mount Sion magician who, having exploded onto the scene as a 17-year-old in 2014, when he stunned Cork with a wonder-goal in […]

4 years ago